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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers How do I configure sendmail? Post 302170889 by bronkeydain on Wednesday 27th of February 2008 02:55:32 AM
Old 02-27-2008
How do I configure sendmail?

I am trying to run sendmail from a script with the results from that same script.
Each time I use sendmail I get the following message in /var/log/maillog:

Code:
Feb 27 02:25:42 (none) sendmail[13841]:
 m1R1Pg3S013841: to=test@test.com,just,testing,
 ctladdr=root (0/0), delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay,
 pri=94953, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=4.0.0, stat=Deferred:
 Connection refused by [127.0.0.1]

Also the command telnet localhost 25, or telnet "my current IP" 25 give "connection refused"

I have no idea where to start, I did read about sendmail.mc file but in /etc/mail I have no such file. Is this file supposed to be there? Do I just make this file with the correct options? Also can I authenticate to my SMTP server from the same file? In other words... how do I get this working? Smilie

Thanks in advance for any input.
 

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SENDMAIL2DLF.IN(1)					  LogReport's Lire Documentation					SENDMAIL2DLF.IN(1)

NAME
sendmail2dlf - convert sendmail logfiles to dlf SYNOPSIS
sendmail2dlf DESCRIPTION
sendmail2dlf(1) converts a LogLevel 9 sendmail (8.10.x or higher) logfile, as created using syslog, to a Lire email Distilled Log Format file. Input is one line per event. Outputted is one line per delivery: time logrelay queueid msgid fromuser fromdomain fromrelay size delay xdelay touser todomain torelay stat (This should be the format as defined in email/dlf.cfg.) EXAMPLE
The lines Apr 20 03:00:11 firewall sendmail[442]: DAA00442: from=<user@example.com>, size=4992, class=0, pri=34992, nrcpts=1, msgid=<200004192316.BAA19611@achilles.noot.com>, proto=ESMTP, relay=host.example.nl [150.0.0.45] Apr 20 03:00:11 firewall sendmail[442]: DAA00442: to=<jan@aap.com>, delay=00:00:00, mailer=smtp, stat=queued Apr 20 05:00:11 firewall sendmail[503]: DAA00442: to=<jan@aap.com>, delay=02:00:00, xdelay=00:00:03, mailer=smtp, relay=mailgw.aap.com. [3.4.64.199], stat=Sent (OK id=12i7CN-0001Kv-00) wil be converted to 956109611 firewall DAA00442 <200004192316.baa19611@achilles.noot.com> user example.com host.example.nl_[150.0.0.45] 4992 0 0 jan aap.com host.example.nl._[150.0.0.45] queued UNKNOWN 956116811 firewall DAA00442 <200004192316.baa19611@achilles.noot.com> user example.com host.example.nl_[150.0.0.45] 4992 7200 3 jan aap.com mailgw.aap.com._[3.4.64.199] sent (ok_id=12i7cn-0001kv-00) The lines Mar 17 13:34:32 mailhost sendmail[8408]: NAA08408: from=<piet@example.com>, size=1890, class=0, pri=0, nrcpts=4, msgid=<000b01bf9009$f6885b20$6c062014@sabepc06.be.example.com>, proto=ESMTP, relay=root@[1.2.6.10] Mar 17 13:45:26 mailhost sendmail[8457]: NAA08408: to=lkrksen@www, delay=00:10:56, xdelay=00:00:01, mailer=smtp, relay=www.example.nl. [194.229.43.3], stat=Sent (NAA06261 Message accepted for delivery) Mar 17 13:45:27 mailhost sendmail[8457]: NAA08408: to=ll@host.example.com, delay=00:10:57, xdelay=00:00:01, mailer=smtp, relay=host.example.nl. [150.0.0.45], stat=Sent (OK) Mar 17 13:45:31 mailhost sendmail[8457]: NAA08408: to=<mvelsla@aap.com>,<pvhove@aap.com>,<pdebaerd@aap.com>, delay=00:11:01, xdelay=00:00:04, mailer=smtp, relay=mailgw.aap.com. [3.4.64.199], stat=Sent (OK id=12Vw8J-0001iT-00) will be converted to 953210726 mailhost NAA08408 <000b01bf9009$f6885b20$6c062014@sabepc06.be.example.com> piet example.com root@[1.2.6.10] 1890 656 1 lkrksen www www.example.nl._[194.229.43.3] sent (naa06261_message_accepted_for_delivery) 953210727 mailhost NAA08408 <000b01bf9009$f6885b20$6c062014@sabepc06.be.example.com> piet example.com root@[1.2.6.10] 1890 657 1 ll host.example.com host.example.nl._[150.0.0.45] sent (ok) 953210731 mailhost NAA08408 <000b01bf9009$f6885b20$6c062014@sabepc06.be.example.com> piet example.com root@[1.2.6.10] 1890 661 4 mvelsla aap.com mailgw.aap.com._[3.4.64.199] sent (ok_id=12vw8j-0001it-00) 953210731 mailhost NAA08408 <000b01bf9009$f6885b20$6c062014@sabepc06.be.example.com> piet example.com root@[1.2.6.10] 1890 661 4 pvhove aap.com mailgw.aap.com._[3.4.64.199] sent (ok_id=12vw8j-0001it-00) 953210731 mailhost NAA08408 <000b01bf9009$f6885b20$6c062014@sabepc06.be.example.com> piet example.com root@[1.2.6.10] 1890 661 4 pdebaerd aap.com mailgw.aap.com._[3.4.64.199] sent (ok_id=12vw8j-0001it-00) The lines Mar 15 13:34:09 firewall sendmail[279]: NAA00279: from=<klaas@example.com>, size=2281952, class=0, pri=2311952, nrcpts=1, msgid=<200003151230.NAA00112@mailhost.example.nl>, proto=ESMTP, relay=host.example.nl [150.0.0.45] Mar 15 13:34:09 firewall sendmail[279]: NAA00279: to=<klaas@hotmail.com>, delay=00:00:04, mailer=smtp, stat=queued Mar 15 13:39:58 firewall sendmail[401]: NAA00279: to=<klaas@hotmail.com>, delay=00:05:53, xdelay=00:00:06, mailer=smtp, relay=mc5.law5.hotmail.com. [216.32.243.136], stat=Service unavailable Mar 15 13:39:58 firewall sendmail[401]: NAA00279: NAA00401: postmaster notify: Service unavailable Mar 15 13:40:04 firewall sendmail[401]: NAA00401: to=klaas@host.example.com, delay=00:00:06, xdelay=00:00:04, mailer=smtp, relay=host.example.nl. [150.0.0.45], stat=Sent (OK) will be converted to 953037249 firewall NAA00279 <200003151230.naa00112@mailhost.example.nl> klaas example.com host.example.nl_[150.0.0.45] 2281952 4 1 klaas hotmail.com mailgw.csc.com._[208.219.64.199] queued UNKNOWN 953037598 firewall NAA00279 <200003151230.naa00112@mailhost.example.nl> klaas example.com host.example.nl_[150.0.0.45] 2281952 353 6 klaas hotmail.com mc5.law5.hotmail.com._[216.32.243.136] service unavailable The fact that the delivery 'Mar 15 13:40:04 firewall sendmail[401]: NAA00401:' does not generate a dlf record is a bug. When the line Mar 15 19:39:40 mailhost sendmail[2178]: TAA02178: from=<foo@hotmail.com>, size=0, class=0, pri=0, nrcpts=0, proto=SMTP, relay=[1.84.7.150] occurs in the input, and there is no line carrying the same queueid, the line is discarded, and reported as skipped: any to- or from- line, lacking any partner, will get discarded. Lines like: Mar 15 13:40:19 firewall sendmail[456]: alias database /etc/aliases.db out of date wil get discarded EXAMPLES
To process a log as produced by sendmail: $ sendmail2dlf < mail.log sendmail2dlf will be rarely used on its own, but is more likely called by lr_log2report: $ lr_log2report sendmail < /var/log/maillog BUGS
When queueids are being reused within one logfile, behaviour is unpredictable. Incomplete logsnippets (e.g. from-lines without to-lines) are not treated well. It is reported events like this occur in sendmail log files: SAA14845: from=<>, size=146990, class=0, pri=176990, nrcpts=1, msgid=<092246.09986@rly-yc03.mx.aol.com>, proto=ESMTP, relay=omr-d06.mx.aol.com [205.188.156.71] SAA14845: to=joe@mailhost, ctladdr=<joe@example.edu>, delay=00:00:01, mailer=local, stat=User unknown SAA14845: to=<joe@example.edu>, delay=00:00:01, mailer=local, stat=User unknown SAA14845: SAA14846: postmaster notify: User unknown SAA14846: to="|exec /usr/local/bin/procmail", ctladdr=ann@mailhost (2217/10), delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=prog, stat=Sent SAA14846: to=bob@imap-ns, delay=00:00:01, xdelay=00:00:01, mailer=esmtp, relay=apex.example.edu. [152.19.4.80], stat=Sent (Message received: GVV8N400.CMX) SAA14846: to=eve@mailhost, delay=00:00:01, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=local, stat=Sent Note that SAA14845 has _two_ final to= lines, while the from= line states nrcpts=1. This blows the axiom of this script away. We haven't decided yet on how to deal with this... THANKS
Edward Eldred, for finding and reporting a bug. VERSION
$Id: sendmail2dlf.in,v 1.32 2006/07/23 13:16:34 vanbaal Exp $ COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002 Stichting LogReport Foundation LogReport@LogReport.org This program is part of Lire. Lire is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program (see COPYING); if not, check with http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html. AUTHOR
Joost van Baal <joostvb@logreport.org> Lire 2.1.1 2006-07-23 SENDMAIL2DLF.IN(1)
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